Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIFear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to all kinds of extraordinarily clever and subtle theories, absurd superstitions, dogmas, and beliefs.
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When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what.
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We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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If you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
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To ask the ‘right’ question is far more important than to receive the answer. The solution of a problem lies in the understanding of the problem; the answer is not outside the problem, it is in the problem.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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There is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking interfering with perception.
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The very desire to be certain, to be secure, is the beginning of bondage.It’s only when the mind is not caught in the net of certainty, and is not seeking certainty, that it is in a state of discovery.
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To be free comes not from changing or fixing this world, but from seeing this world as it is and opening the heart in the midst of it.
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